Dispersed Camping in Douglas County, Colorado
Showing 56 locations in Douglas County.
24 Hour Fitness
Commercial gym parking lot off South Poplar Way, suitable primarily for low-profile campervans belonging to active members seeking short-term overnight stays.
Anytime Fitness Castle Rock
A paved commercial parking lot located near Anytime Fitness in Castle Rock, suitable for quick, low-profile overnight stops.
Anytime Fitness Parker
Paved parking lot outside an Anytime Fitness gym in Parker, suitable for brief, low-profile overnight stays.
Archery Range Road Dispersed
This dispersed camping corridor along Archery Range Road provides primitive roadside spots in Pike National Forest. The dirt road is accessible to most passenger vehicles and offers a quiet wooded setting near Bear Mountain.
Bridge Crossing Road Dispersed
This Forest Service corridor offers access to dispersed camping opportunities in the scenic Pike National Forest near the South Platte River.
Buffalo Campground
Situated within the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, Buffalo Campground offers single-family sites surrounded by pine forest in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The area provides access to an extensive 40-mile trail system, including nearby trailheads that connect to the Colorado Trail and the Lost Creek Wilderness. Visitors can enjoy trout fishing along Buffalo Creek and quiet shaded campsites.
Chutes Parking
A quiet Forest Service parking area located within the Pike National Forest, providing access to nearby trails like The Chutes. It offers basic dispersed camping and overnight parking options on a native dirt surface.
Colorado Trail Parking
This dirt trailhead parking area offers direct access to the Colorado Trail within the Pike National Forest. It serves well for day-use parking and backpacker vehicle staging, though active vehicle camping within the lot may be restricted by forest regulations.
Dakan Mountain Road Dispersed
A rugged dispersed camping corridor along Dakan Mountain Road in Pike National Forest, offering numbered, designated sites nestled in a dense pine forest with quiet surroundings.
Designated Dispersed Site 32
This designated dispersed campsite is located along the scenic ridges of the Rampart Range area within Pike National Forest.
Designated Dispersed Site 33
A quiet, designated dispersed campsite nestled in the ponderosa pines along Rim Road in the Rampart Range.
Designated Dispersed Site 34
This designated site offers a scenic forest setting with easy access to nearby hiking and OHV trails in Pike National Forest.
Designated Dispersed Site 43
Located directly along Rim Road, this designated site provides a secluded mountain getaway surrounded by dense pine forest.
Designated Dispersed Site 44
A designated dispersed site positioned along the scenic Rim Road corridor with lovely views of the surrounding woodland.
Designated Dispersed Site 63
A rustic, numbered dispersed campsite located in a wooded setting along the Rampart Range corridor. This spot offers a primitive camping experience with scenic rock outcrops and pine forest surroundings.
Devils Head Campground
A developed U.S. Forest Service campground situated in a quiet ponderosa pine forest near the base of the Devils Head Lookout trail. This facility features designated campsites and operates on a first-come, first-served basis with a mobile scan-and-pay option.
Dispersed Camping Access Road 3915206
This dispersed camping access road is located in the Pike National Forest near Devils Head, offering secluded spots off the main forest route.
Dutch Fred Road Dispersed Camping
A scenic dispersed camping corridor winding through the pine forests along Dutch Fred Road and its various spurs. The area offers several pullouts suitable for quiet, natural overnight stays, though it is subject to seasonal winter closures.
Flat Rocks Campground
A quiet, wooded forest campground with 19 first-come, first-served campsites. The area accommodates tents and recreational vehicles up to 30 feet in length, and is located in a scenic pine forest setting with access to drinking water.
Flat Saloon Dispersed Camping
A quiet dispersed camping corridor along Flat Saloon Road in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, offering scenic pine-forested pullouts. The native dirt surface is generally suitable for passenger cars and moderate-sized rigs during dry weather.
Forest Road 913 Dispersed
A scenic dispersed camping corridor along Forest Road 913 in the Pike National Forest. The native dirt road leads to peaceful, wooded spots suitable for self-contained rigs.
Gove Creek Road Dispersed
A quiet forest corridor within Pike National Forest along Gove Creek. Offers dispersed camping opportunities on a native-dirt forest road suitable for most vehicles.
Green Mountain Campground
Green Mountain Campground offers a quiet camping getaway southwest of Denver. South Fork Buffalo Creek runs through the campground, which features adjacent multi-use trails. This is a tent-only facility with sites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Full services are typically available from late spring through early autumn, with limited services during the shoulder season.
Gunbarrel East Dispersed (Kelsey Creek Road)
A quiet, forested corridor along Kelsey Creek Road within Pike National Forest. It offers several dispersed sites under dense tree cover and serves as an excellent alternative to the busier Buffalo Creek camping areas, though many spots feature significant slopes requiring blocks or leveling.
Idylease Campground
Idylease Campground is a developed camping area situated along the scenic South Platte River within the Pike National Forest, offering convenient water-side access.
Indian Creek Equestrian Campground
An official developed equestrian campground nestled in a scenic pine forest adjacent to the Indian Creek Trail. Perfect for horseback riders, but visitors must possess a horse to legally camp here.
Indian Creek Equestrian Road Corridor
A scenic corridor within the Pike National Forest offering dispersed camping opportunities on well-maintained gravel roads with direct access to hiking and recreation trails.
Indian Creek Road Dispersed Corridor
This dispersed camping corridor runs along Indian Creek Road in Pike National Forest, providing quiet wooded sites with easy access for most vehicles.
Jackson Creek Road Dispersed
A scenic dirt corridor in the Pike National Forest near Devils Head, offering dispersed camping options along the roadside with access to native-surface routes.
Jackson Creek South Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor located along Jackson Creek South Road near Devils Head in the Pike National Forest.
Kelsey Campground
Kelsey Campground is a developed forest getaway within the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area of Pike National Forest. It offers direct access to an extensive 40-mile trail system popular with mountain bikers and hikers. The setting is heavily wooded with ponderosa pines, providing standard developed amenities such as vault toilets, picnic tables, and drinking water via a hand pump.
Kelsey Gravel Pit
This flat gravel pit area in Pike National Forest offers dispersed camping opportunities along a dirt road. It is highly accessible for most vehicles and serves as a quiet staging point near local peaks.
Lone Rock Campground
Nestled along the South Platte River, this developed Forest Service campground is highly popular with anglers for its world-class fly fishing and hikers for the nearby Gill Trail. It offers basic amenities including vault toilets, drinking water from a central hydrant, paved parking pads, and fire rings, though no hookups are available.
Meadows Group Campground
A developed group campground managed by the USFS, offering large sites suitable for groups up to 150 people near Buffalo Creek. The area features access to multi-use trails, including the Colorado Trail, with vault toilets on-site and firewood available nearby.
Missouri Gulch Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located along Missouri Gulch within the Pike National Forest, offering standard roadside access.
North Rainbow Falls Road Dispersed
A scenic dirt corridor winding through the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, offering opportunities for dispersed camping along the road.
Osprey Campground
A developed U.S. Forest Service campground situated along the South Platte River, offering tent-only campsites in a beautiful pine-forested setting. Features picnic tables, fire rings, and seasonal toilets, with no potable water available on site.
Ouzel Campground
A quiet, developed Forest Service campground situated in a forested area, offering 13 tent-only campsites. Amenities include picnic tables, fire rings, and seasonal vault toilets, but visitors must pack in all water.
Planet Fitness Highlands Ranch
This Planet Fitness parking lot offers paved, suburban commercial parking suitable for low-profile campervans, subject to manager discretion and active membership rules.
Planet Fitness Highlands Ranch
Paved parking lot outside the Planet Fitness on South Lincoln Court. Best suited for low-profile vans and self-contained vehicles seeking a convenient, overnight stop.
Platte River Campground
A developed walk-in campground offering 10 designated campsites on a first-come, first-served basis. Situated near the scenic South Platte River, this location is strictly reserved for tent camping. Campers can pay for sites on-site using an official agency mobile app scan-and-pay system where available.
Plum Creek Dispersed Camping
A scenic dispersed camping corridor along the Plum Creek road in the Pike National Forest.
Rainbow Falls Road Dispersed Camping
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located within Pike National Forest near the Rainbow Falls OHV trail system. The area offers numerous primitive campsites with established rock fire rings nestled in a pine forest setting. Due to the high popularity of off-highway vehicle recreation and target shooting in the immediate vicinity, visitors should anticipate frequent daytime activity and noise.
Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping
A designated dispersed camping area managed by the US Forest Service within the Rampart Range Recreation Area, offering numbered campsites for a fee. The area is highly popular for off-highway vehicle trail access, featuring over 300 miles of motorized trails. A staging area with a vault toilet is nearby, but campers must bring their own water and pack out all waste.
Rampart Range Road Dispersed Camping (NFS Road 300)
This corridor along Rampart Range Road (NFS Road 300) offers designated dispersed camping sites nested in a scenic pine forest with impressive rock formations. Located in the Pike National Forest, the area is extremely popular for OHV and motorcycle recreation, resulting in high daytime activity. An overnight fee is required, and the sites are actively patrolled by rangers.
Redskin Creek Road (FR 550) Dispersed Camping
A highly popular designated dispersed camping corridor featuring over 30 numbered sites nestled among the granite outcroppings and ponderosa pines of the South Platte Ranger District. Each spot is equipped with a fire ring and sits adjacent to a premier network of hiking and mountain biking trails.
Rim Road Dispersed Site
An unmarked dispersed campsite along Rim Road offering a peaceful setting among the ponderosa pines.
Scraggy View Road Dispersed
This forest road corridor offers scenic dispersed camping spots in the Pike National Forest near the Scraggy View Picnic Area.
Trout Creek Ranch Dispersed Area
This corridor offers easily accessible dispersed camping along a maintained gravel road within Pike National Forest. Standard national forest rules apply, making it a reliable option for all vehicle types.
Watson Park Dispersed
A scenic dispersed camping corridor nested along Watson Park Road in the Pike National Forest, offering wooded pullouts near Devils Head.
Watson Park Road Dispersed Spot 83
A quiet dispersed camping site tucked into the pine forest along Watson Park Road.
Watson Park Road Dispersed Spot 84
Secluded dispersed camping area off Watson Park Road offering scenic mountain surroundings.
Wigwam Trailhead
A quiet trailhead parking area in Pike National Forest offering direct access to the Wigwam Trail. It is accessible by standard passenger cars via a native-material dirt road, making it a convenient staging point. Overnight parking is generally allowed for backpackers, though active camping should be set back from the trailhead.
Willow Bend Road Corridor
A scenic dispersed camping corridor along a native-surface road within Pike National Forest, located near the Willow Bend Picnic Area.
YMCA Camp Shady Brook
YMCA Camp Shady Brook is a private, reservation-only group camp and outdoor education center nestled in the scenic pine forests of Douglas County.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: Larkspur
A massive, fully-equipped commercial RV resort featuring premium amenities. Offers multiple swimming pools, sports facilities, on-site dining, and recreational activities. Ideal for families and large setups seeking full hookups and structural convenience.